Marshall Crawford | Window Shopper |
10/8/2013 - 6:10 am

Every business has at least some initial start-up costs. It varies from
business to business. One-time cost include buying resources for setting up
your business. Where as continuing cost include marketing and advertising
expenses and buying tools etc. Once you have determined your anticipated
revenue, you can better estimate your cost vs profit margin.

blogger21 | Window Shopper |
10/6/2013 - 2:01 am

Since your start-up costs may not be too high, you may want to look into
getting a "money loan". You can use google to find various loan companies for
those. If your business is not already established, it may be harder to try
getting a regular commercial business loan. Best of luck.

JGabriel | Community Moderator |
10/3/2013 - 1:39 pm

Since startup costs will be low, have you considered borrowing funds from friends or family? Another option is a microloan. This thread also provides some suggestions on how to find clients for your cleaning business. &nbsp;Good luck!

BMT | Window Shopper |
9/25/2013 - 2:48 pm

Great idea and while there are a lot of similar companies - the one that
hustles the most wins.
Not sure if you are looking for capital for you business. But, in either
case, I would suggest this. Instead of worrying about money - like a business
loan - instead focus on getting a customer. You only need one in the
beginning. Land that customer - get in their and do that job and do it well
for a few weeks or a month or so. Then, when money from that job begins to
come in - use those funds to get out and land the next customer. Then, when
both customers 1 & 2 are paying - use those funds to get out and get the next
one - and so on, and so on.
That would be the best way to build your company - without debt.
Lastly, don't every forget about government contracts in commercial cleaning
- all government buildings need to be cleaned and they pay and pay well. make
sure you check out FedBizOpps.gov - https://www.fbo.gov/

BizResearcher | Window Shopper |
9/24/2013 - 11:55 am

There are many, many cleaning businesses out there. As HorizonBusiness
mentioned, the start-up costs are low, but you will need to do a great deal
of marketing to attract customers, particularly businesses. Larger businesses
often either have in-house maintenance staff or they contract with large
cleaning companies. Therefore, your best bet is to look for small businesses
and professional offices to get started in the commercial field.

Since you posted this in the Loans and Grants section of the forums, I assume
you may be looking for financial help. You won't find a grant; they are not
available to start for-profit businesses. You may also find it difficult to
secure a loan when your start-up costs are minimal. Your best bet is to
finance the start-up yourself from savings or assistance from family and
friends.